…or not. One less reason to go to the spring game.

By the way, this entire thing never made sense and I immediately wondered if the idea would be stalled before its implementation. The NCAA is pretty picky and, sure enough, intervened.

MSL Sports and Entertainment said in a release the promoter could not proceed with its “Gridiron Bash” because of an NCAA interpretation last week that would have limited participation of athletes in what it calls a “football celebration.” According to Erik Christianson of the NCAA, MSL wanted to “use student-athletes’ participation to promote” the events and allow athletes into the concerts for free — both against NCAA rules.

The MSL release referred to the “NCAA’s last-minute interpretation” and quoted President Shawn Garrity saying “with valuable time being lost awaiting NCAA clarification,” the decision was made to hold events next fall and spring.

Well, good. Especially for WVU, which was assigned Yoakam. This is plenty of time to work on an upgrade. No offense to Dwight Yoakam, who I wouldn’t recognize by sight or sound if he was playing “If There Was a Way” in my office, but one suspects people would be more excited by at least 10 more acts on the tour — and I might have to increase that because someone keeps playing the damned Counting Crows at the Fishbowl…